TEACHING ARTS AND TRADES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COURAGE

• Invent and draw* your own hero.
• Create an emblem* of courage with odd/recycled materials.
• Play the game mirror dance* amongst heterogeneous groups and varying expression levels.
  
• Dance a mnemonic acronym* for courage with a group.
• Plan a s.m.a.r.t. (see definition of s.m.a.r.t. acronym) art project* for the week and complete it, focusing on the letter of the acronym that takes you outside your comfort zone the most and give a report* on what extent you felt it took courage from you to complete the project in that way.
• Create an ongoing workgroup* focusing on identifying fears of you and other individuals and finding artistic ways to face them.
• Create a presentation of a story* of how you overcame an obstacle by showing courage, via either movie, play, or lecture*, and share the production of it over video online as open source and free-shared.
  

• Craft an item/lucky charm/gift* that will give you or another person a good feeling in times of struggle.
• Let another person give you 5-10 unusual food item combinations and endeavour to make and eat a delicious dish*.
• Create a magic 8-ball or other item of your design*, with the purpose of encouraging people to make courageous decisions.
• Craft a 4 piece puzzle with 4 different materials*, each section standing for one the four components of courage (bravery, persistence, integrity, vitality).
• Create and plan an obstacle course/expedition day trip* where overcoming the obstacles are linked to the four components of courage (bravery, persistence, integrity, vitality).
• Create an open source educational multimedia presentation* about 10+ of the most common fears and phobias, why they exist, and which different trades/activities may help to resolve each of them. Include real life examples of people that you research and/or interview when possible.
• Plan and hold a large scale inspirational speech* that is also open sourced and put online about creating world change through standing up for other people using words and references of the world’s most courageous historical figures.

TEACHING ENGLISH WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COURAGE

• Think of 10 words that make you feel courageous and encourage you to get active and share* them in a group.
• Write and read a (fictional or non fictional) story* out loud, which contains a character that overcomes the odds, with specific attention on your emphasis on positive and negative moments of the character.
• Record your own personal story* of failure, defeat, or fear and examine your story, then change the story by re-recording* it with a different and courageous outcome and perspective.
• Research and create an informative speech* about where the word courage comes, where in history the word courage was used the most, and how the usage of the word courage has changed over time.
• Write a paper on a courageous historical figure* and identify their courageous practices and why/how that figure developed courage.
  
• Gather popular speech quotes about courage from people of different cultures and languages (translating them into your language) and make a research paper and comparison chart* and about what they all have in common.
• Write an open source thesis* about the comparison of courageous and fearful body language, and the implications, practical uses, and ‘dangers’ of each.

TEACHING HEALTH WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COURAGE

• Ask 5 people of your family and friends* what courage means to them.
• Find out about foods* that lift your mood and could help you with being more courageous.
• In a journal, write an entry* where you identify a moment* in which you stopped something you wanted to do because of fear, then and think and write about self talk that could help you resolve it with courage.
• List down what multiple voices say to you* when you confront a difficult situation (the fearful/pessimistic ones and the courageous/optimistic ones).
• Interview a local sports player or team about how they prepare mentally for a big event. Write an online article* that reflects how they do this.
• Write a training plan* to prepare someone for a regional charity marathon.
• Organize a protest* to raise awareness of a small group.
  

TEACHING MATH WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COURAGE

• Count backwards/down from 100* switching between only naming odd or even numbers every 5 Numbers (in 100 seconds).
• Divide various food items in three equal parts* courageously by not measuring before (eg. banana, apple, cake, etc.).
• List a personal ranking*of the strength of 10 different currencies by converting one into the other and create a geographical world graph of the results.
• Calculate the odd percentages of card combinations in a game of poker and create diagrams* illustrating the mathematics behind how bluffing could affect one’s or others play.
• Endeavor to solve a hard geometrical puzzle* that involves logical thinking and challenge others to solve it in shorter time than you.
• Design three objects that are similar to each other* using fractal mathematical equations.
• Create a media guided presentation* about the international intertwined financial debt of countries and present possible solutions.

TEACHING SCIENCE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COURAGE

• Let someone blindfold you and safely walk you around an area, to have you guess* 10 plants/animals (with the rest of your senses other than sight).
• With help from an adult, gently capture two (safe) insects that are unknown to you and examine each with a magnifying glass, then create a list* comparing all possible properties that you can come up with (height, length, color, legs, etc), then release them where you found them. Then, research and record* the scientific name of insect and why it has adapted to its current form.
• Record data of the average waste a human causes throughout a week and identify their byproducts that could be recycled or reused* by using appropriate graphic representations (including charts, graphs, and labeled diagrams) and make inferences based on those data.
• Communicate the logical connection among hypotheses, science concepts, tests conducted, data collected, and conclusions drawn from the scientific evidence* for the phenomenon of the future facing overpopulation and its effects on the environment.
• Write a report* about the chemical reactions and changes in the human body when feeling, confronting and overcoming fear and follow up with an encouraging oral presentation.
• Distinguish between linear and nonlinear relationships of the natural selection of different species and their individual classifications by creating a graph of data and report* to compare which species survive in more harsh or less harsh circumstances.
• Develop a solution driven hypothesis* by investigating the issue of the development of super viruses and their upcoming in the human immune system by researching the literature, analyzing data, and communicating the findings.
• Create, execute, and write a scientifically valid dissertation or publicized research study* about cryotechnology and genetic engineering related to the approach to immortality.

• Find five different individual materials that you are unfamiliar with which stimulate each of your five senses and compare the materials in terms of characteristics and which sense they stimulate the most. Create a collage* that reflects this.
• Construct a functioning sundial* using only materials that were formed by chemical reactions.
• Make a fire with the fire plow method using friction* (in a safe environment) and write a scientific instruction manual* how to do it and how it works.
• Identify* what kind of elements of the periodic table are present in our natural surroundings and present a new design* of a “natural” periodic table of the elements in print form.
• Create an electrical current circuit that has enough voltage on it that it can be felt* and write a research paper* that explores how much can be good/bad for the human body (electroshock therapy/electrical chair).
• Write a thesis* about figures in the history of physical sciences who challenged accepted scientific theory and what the reason for their approach was.
• Create, execute, and write a scientifically valid dissertation or publicized research study* about today’s newest, most ‘courageous’ engineering inventions and their possible outcome for the future.

• Draw a chart* to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the seasons towards the natural surroundings and denizens.
• Make a one week weather prediction* based on observation of your surroundings, and plan a rain-or-shine outdoor event without checking the weather forecast.
• Identify and analyze at least five different rocks/minerals* and list differentiating criteria and explain how and why rocks have persisted throughout time.
• Find a piece of nature (soil, plant, rock, etc.)* and classify the use and need and importance of the object for its surrounding environment (bigger picture).
• Communicate the logical connection among the phenomenon of the super-continent ‘pangea’ in terms of plate tectonic movement* with science concepts, tests conducted, data collected, and conclusions drawn from the scientific evidence.
• Develop your own scientific graph* about the worst case scenario and the outcome on earth’s atmosphere in the current course of industrial pollution and climate change.
• Create a media presentation* by analyzing the locations, sequences, or time intervals that are characteristic of an earth feature that may require courage to study, such as today’s (active) volcanoes. Include the dangers on the surrounding environment and people, and also the possible positive impacts.
• Organize a Protest on the theme of oil fracking* and back up with scientific research and evidence with possible outcomes.
  

TEACHING SOCIAL SCIENCES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COURAGE

• Find pictures and create a collage* of five situations where people show courage and how they are perceived by other people when doing so.
• Write down ten ways* how one can possibly cope with stress and use it to his/her advantage by showing courage.
• Analyze your family and the roles they are playing* focusing specifically on what they are encouraging each other to do and not to do.
• Write and prepare your own obituary, or speech* that is intended to be given by a friend or relative talking at your funeral, about your life. Include what you have done, what kind of character you were, and what you left behind.
• Compare and analyze* how much current media (e.g., televised news, news maga­zines, documentaries, online information) presents acts of courage, and create* an infographic that shows how they are depicted with the use of language.
• Write a news article* about current governmental structures (legislative, executive, judicial). Include historical examples of courageous actions in each that may have gone against the status quo to make things better for the masses, and what we can learn from them or how we can apply those today.
• Write a dissertation* about the means of changing societal paradigms and the shift towards communal decentralized living in the face of today’s economy.
  

• Learn words for different courage related concepts* of a language of your choice.
• Read & write with words* for courage related concepts.
• Explore ‘courage’* in a foreign fictional book.
• Explore & create different types of literature* in relation to the meaning of courage, and note what kind of literature genres exist.
• Compose a new piece of literature* about courage.
• Explore the complete history of and writings* about courage as a word.
• Write a courageous dissertation level paper on courage itself.

TEACHING TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COURAGE

• Find and use* three free applications that could help you with gaining courage or overcoming fears,, and discuss which you like best and why.
• Take an old piece of technology and safely open it to look inside. Make a list* of the components and how they work.
• Connect with people from 5 different countries over social media* and ask them about their challenges in their lives.
• Create a blog/website* about personal development and the development of courage.
• Experience virtual reality and write a paper* about how it can help/encourage people in facing difficult situations in their daily lives.
• Do a multimedia presentation about the current technological advancement of artificial intelligence* and answer the question how an emotional response of a robot would change the perception of technology.
• Write a dissertation* about social media influencing revolutionary changes within governments and societal structures.

• Develop three strategies* for facing difficult situations and turning disadvantages into advantages.
• Choose an Object around you* and for 5 minutes list as many usages as you can for that object.
• Write down ways of self talk/neuro linguistic programming* to become more courageous.
• Write a paper* on how meditation, breathing, relaxation and centering techniques can help you with being more calm in times of struggle.
• Analyze local businesses* how they are still acting courageously towards being innovative and trying new things versus sticking to what worked for them in the past.
• Attend a regional event of a motivational and inspirational speaker* and interview her/him about the meaningfulness of courage.
• Write a dissertation*on today’s biggest hands on humanitarian organizations and what their biggest challenges were in the past, are in the present and might be in the future.

TEACHING VALUES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COURAGE

• Play a game* for developing courage. (http://animalearning.com/2012/08/29/fresh-start-10-improv-games-to-develop-courage-compassion-and-creativity/)
• Design and practice roleplays* of bully-victim-hero situation.
• Let somebody catch you while falling blind backwards* and practice similar games of trust. (http://www.games4youthgroups.com/trust-games.html)
• Develop your own courage game/practice as a workgroup* where everybody contributes evenly to the creation of the games/practices.
• Discuss and share with locals* how the highest good approach has helped you being more courageous in doing what you love.
• Design a media presentation* about regional challenges and how they are communicated across the the community and possibilities to collaborate.
• Write a dissertation* about extrinsic and intrinsic finality and the course of human life.